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place
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- pronunciation:
- pleIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A place is an area of space where someone or something can be. Homes, stores, schools, and rooms are some kinds of places. Something like a cupboard or a closet or a rug can also be a place. A cupboard can be a place for food. A closet can be a place for clothes. A rug can be a place for your dog.
After we went to the movies, we looked for a place to eat lunch.Leo's favorite place to be is his room because it has his bed and his computer.- synonyms:
- location, spot
- similar words:
- area, position, room, scene, setting, station
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| definition 2: |
A place is a space that is used for a specific purpose.
My parents got me my own desk so I would have a place to draw and do homework.- synonyms:
- position, spot, station
- similar words:
- room, seat, situation, space
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| definition 3: |
When you have a place in line, it means that you have a particular spot in the line. A place in a book is a particular point in the book.
Gwen lost her place in the book when the lights went out.- similar words:
- page, spot
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| definition 4: |
Place has a special meaning when we are talking about numbers. If we look at a number like 346, we can see that it has three digits. They are 3, 4, and 6. How do we understand what these three digits mean? How do we know that these three numbers in a row going from left to right mean "three hundred forty-six" and not just "three, four, six"? It's because of their place--their position--in the number. The 3 is in the "hundreds place," so we know it means 3 hundreds. The 4 is in the "tens place," so we know it means 4 tens. The 6 is in the "ones place," so we know it means 6 ones. The idea of place lets us understand the meaning of the different digits in a number.
The number for a thousand--1000--has a 1 and three zeros. The zeros don't have any value, do they? How do we know that this number, 1000, doesn't mean just ONE? It's because the 1 is in the "thousands place." We know it's in the thousands place because the three zeros are taking up the ones place, the tens place, and the hundreds place. |
| definition 5: |
Let's say someone wins a prize and you wish you could be in their place. This means that you want to be the one who wins the prize. You want to be in their situation.
My older brother has to take out the garbage every night. I'm glad I'm not in his place!- similar words:
- state
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| definition 6: |
When we say "my place," we usually mean "my home." "My place" is the place where I live. "Your place" is the place where you live.
My friends and I are going to Jalen's place to play games and have snacks.- synonyms:
- home, house
- similar words:
- dwelling, residence
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| definition 7: |
When a number of things are in a certain order, or happen in a certain order, each position in the order is called a place. If you are in second place in line, for example, then you are at the point that is between the first and the third places.
Greg finished the race in second place. He was happy, but he still wished he could have finished in first place instead.- synonyms:
- position, rank, status
- similar words:
- situation, spot
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| definition 8: |
If your teacher is sick, another person will teach the class in your teacher's place. If your favorite pen is broken, you might use another pen in place of it, or you might use a pencil instead.
Because my brother is allergic to chocolate, my mom always puts raisins or nuts in cookies in place of chocolate chips.The star of the school play was sick, so Jazmin played the part in her place. |
| related words: |
apartment, condition, house, part, patch, position, territory |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
places, placing, placed |
| definition 1: |
When you place something, you put it in a certain spot where you want it to go.
Gabe placed his backpack on the back of his chair.Tina's mom placed a vase of flowers in the middle of the table.- synonyms:
- deposit, lay, locate, put, set
- similar words:
- aim, arrange, install, orient, pitch, position, rest, seat, stick
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| definition 2: |
When you place an order in a restaurant, it means that you ask for something you want.
Adrian and his father placed their orders with the waiter. |
| definition 3: |
If you cannot place someone, you know or think you have met them before, but you can't remember who they are or how you know them. If you can't place something, you know it's part of your past, but you can't remember it exactly.
That girl looks familiar, but I can't place her.I remember meeting Sam, but I can't place where exactly.- synonyms:
- recognize
- similar words:
- associate, identify, recall, remember
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| definition 4: |
When someone places their children first, it means that they put their children first in importance before everything else. When you place people or things, you put them at a certain level campared with other people or things.
Mrs. Rossi places her family above everything else.- synonyms:
- classify, put, rank
- similar words:
- arrange
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| definition 5: |
When you place in a race, it means that you finish the race in a certain position. If you place first, for example, you are the winner.
Corey placed fourth out of all his classmates in the race.Leah was upset that she placed last in the drawing competition.- synonyms:
- rank
- similar words:
- finish
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| related words: |
apply, deposit, include, keep, pack, pose, set, space, stand, station |
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